Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-31
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The Baehhsld Reform club held lie
18th anniversary At the B.p,is, church.
Sunday afternoon aud evening May 22i.
The weather vas all ,hs, could be de-
'ird. AZ an early hour the people be-
gan TO flock ehurehward until the time
Of calling the meeting to order A well
filed house. both afternoon aud evening.
greeted the Reform boys With hearty
cheers q. Pfssiden, Holland arose to COO.
grs,ulaie them on the life and success Of
the Cub.
The choir Of the church far ni.hed sp.
propria,e music.
Prayer va. offered by Rev. J. NJ.
Toilet, after readias q portion Of the
Scriptures.
President Holland said IL vas three
years .isee he had signed the pledge aud
become . total abstainer In ihs, time
|, had proved everything TO him. and
ray Of Joy aud hope TO bic family. lie
hoped always TO keep !, for their s.kss
{. we'll a. bis own. (Cheer.)
X Il Waite was called out |. rep.
r.sn,a,ive veteran Ia the temperanes
rank. Bro. Waite aid he va. Glad ,ha,
be "a. among the hn; 10 take the old
Iron Clad Pledge twelve years ago.
r~slss year, seemed long time when
measured ou, ia the lapse. Of day. and
months. bg, 10 ,h., tine both cd aud
young h.d received good from the work
u the Buesh.ld Reform Club. Some Of
ls member, have gone 20 other States.
some have passed on 20 their reward. ba,
their irhss ree in the cause Of temperance
till rrmsia. a. al Incentive TO mote
sarEs,t ~oik
Jacob Darsin q rarnsr 'aid he also
rjoieed IN Eli. i2,h Antissr.ary a. ii
~s. also The ,s,lfh js.r Of hi. osn rev
life In the -ors Of Temperance sher being
more than forty ytAr'oa the road o. dis.
'ip.lion. II, urged the necessity Of
sainss'r,'s Ia the ~ork-,nd no, to be
found drbking between meal. lie Was
,kanhf4l ioi friend. -ho,s sympathy sni
help h.d ,idsd him Over h.rl and critical
place
Hon. Geo =. Hammond o, Pan. w..
the nsl, speaker called upaa. ~, .Aid
be ~s. here b'o,s.e b, t.d ho' higo,-
ten the god tire u y,.r $50 lie
COT sr.,ul.,ed the Club upoa IL. success
aud work accomplished during the twelve
years rasi Comparing the Baekheld Of
thJ years az. ~ien =, Cyrl Pearls
school. md ne Backh,I Of today. be
SAIL - long ~ ih.fs u iaienP'n1cs Ia
the ~oild iss time -oah probably never
come when the harness c.n be laid aside.
God calls Va, % ihe use Of our several
sbiliis. ior The elevation u the race.
Many have BEEN gathered in tie temper.
snoe ns, The net tho containing 90
many !. 20, broken yet. Orators have
,risd TO picture the evil. q in'smpersnee.
bu, no man has ever hesn able 10 DO ja..
,iee TO the f,,lias. AID suffering, Of the
victim. u alcohol snd their unhsppy
families. Maine tho frgid aud ia
MEASURE sterile. la. stood At the head In
the grand -o'k Of temperance and !.
noted for her thrift. Intelligence and Fl.
deity 10 ri. n3bls., Of WOKE
Capt Levi, Bi.ber u Auburn. former.
ly u Sumner. 81. introduced by Pres.
Holland "a The OIL Temperance "wn
Horse" lie ,id that after backward
glance Of fory.,iI year, he rjoiced IN
the ,uees" and position q the cause 10
BGekh,h io.d,y Fory.hye years Of
total .b.,iasne. ,ier going TO the bad
from the age Of 1910 81. bad convinced
him Of the rishi,oOsa,'. of,ke cause. aud
would eOnhi,nily recommend total se.
.,iheree.
Jsm,. Hg"sy. Of more than four score
,esr Of age. said "ln the language OF
one Of old. I think my.slf mos, hsppy"
10 be found fsh,iog 10 the temperance
ranks Had taken the pledge u years
ago in ,hi, club. bad "a, under eight
presidents. four q whom had spiked their
guys. perhaps hal hep: their pledge.
bot Faith -iitoui works !, dead.
Told al amusing .,ory q the dunksrd'.
~ife Who hor'e-~hiPPsd a ramssller. aud
.iraiebsd the Ia, Legislature for voting
. bounty on woodehuek, and eros. in.
stead Of bounty on the fum.eller
Hon. ]. =. Swssey Of Canton. va. the
nsx, speaker. IL said be was always
nAiy 70 stand up AID be counted. The
,ilsn, how OF time Ia. told the story Of
the pas, twelve years Men OF four score
and more have stood here to-day AID re.
lated their thrilling experiences and the
good coming to them since signing the
pledge. and their determination TO carry
l, with them 20 their grave. Everybody
!. fighting rum. No, every man can
keep hi, pledge. The temperance work
in the State !. game Of button
Hold fas, VIA, you get. and catch what
YOU can. there ATE 20 many conflicting
interests and contingencies. There 10 no
$40, 80 sacred 10 which this seourge and
evil does no, find It's way. 10000 year.
ly ,rsmping the highway ioa drunkards
grave. Do We realirs VIA, !, cos. TO
m.inl.in the position Of the temperance
worker. of,o.d.y' While we are rsjoic.
ing in what has been done in Buekheld.
groans Of anguish are going up frsm the
effects Of the terrible traffic. / sympa.
thine with the man who is lighting his
appetite. I, /. q terrible fight! Go on
You eaano, stop every man from selling
rum or drinking rum. fOr there are some
men who think they have constitutional
and divine nigh, to eel or drink TO the
sacrifice Of every man. woman or child.
Mr.. s~ssey spoke eloqusn,ly for nearly
half an hour. and no abstract Of his
speech can do him justice.
AZ the evening session another fall
house came together. Rev. II. X. Ma
by oflieia,ed as chaplain.
The Pv,iden, called upon Hon. Geo.
ID. Bisbee for opening remarks. he
said he rjoieed at the result, accomplish.
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